On The Road Again...

So ….. all good things come to an end and it was time to say goodbye to London and head back up north:

But never fear, I'll be back. Still lots to see and do! I headed off to Victoria to catch my coach. I passed through Victoria Train Station:

Not too busy at this time of day.

There was a school choir singing carols as part of a fundraiser for an orphanage overseas.

Flower sellers and gorgeous flower displays!

I love the blend of the old and the new!

Outside the coach and train stations I could have rented a bike but, no thanks, a little too far to pedal!

As I mentioned in a previous post, the roads here are totally congested with way too many vehicles and the motorways ( highways) are just as bad. This is a view from my coach seat on the M1, a major artery leading out of London to the North:

 I could have easily reached out and touched this truck!! I've noticed road rage here is getting as bad as North America. I'd be a bit leery to drive here, especially on the wrong side of the road!

After a long trip, a quick change and off to see this at the Theatre Royal:

Told you I loved the theatre! This is another panto, not as good as the first. I sat up in the gods again:

Look how close I was to the ceiling, isn't the ceiling rose detailing gorgeous?

Here's another view, I could almost reach out and touch!

This is a day (and summer!) view of the theatre:

The Theatre Royal was built in 1865 and together with the Royal Concert Hall, forms part of the Royal Centre in Nottingham. They have world class theatre, concerts, ballet, opera etc. Joan Rivers was booked to do a one-woman stage show here just a week or two before her demise. I'm already planning what I'll see next year! Top of my list is the stage musical "The Full Monty". I've already seen the movie and it was great - so off to book my tickets!

Talk soon

Zoe